A United Nations expert on housing says New Zealand should look at a capital gains tax and a rent freeze to end the housing crisis, which she called a significant human rights crisis. She found it was not and equated the housing crisis to a human rights crisis with violations of the right to housing, health, security, and life. MONIQUE FORD / STUFF The UN expert said New Zealand had a serious housing crisis. "It is not clear to me that the Government has pursued all options to address the housing crisis. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said "from the moment we took office" the Government had been working to end the housing crisis.

Source: Stuff February 19, 2020 00:40 UTC